As a freshman college student, I found this latest reading to be very relatable. It starts off discussing the frustrations as a student of reading long texts in an effort to learn, and sometimes teach ourselves the material. Who DOESN'T agree that this is a constant struggle? While this piece was a little long for my tastes, (took much homework, not enough time), it did have some good tips. One tip being to make the reading more relative by thinking of it as a conversation. This is a new perspective, and something that might be worth trying. Another tip, is to making reading into a formula. Yeah I know, when I read this I, ALSO thought blehhhhh math, ha. But what I think the article was talking about, is to learn to pick out important information and add other notes too, in order to make the information more condensed. Just like math, a formula is easier to work with than the mass of math (or in this case text). Kind of a good idea right? The title, introduction information, sections headings, important abstracts, and conclusion are all good things to use in a reading formula. The main concept to learn in any reading is the main argument, the reason for writing. Everything else comes second. It's about reading smarter not harder.
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